Tributes for Quebec Film ‘Visionary’ Daniel Langlois; Four Suspects Detained in Death

Published on December 4, 2023

Tributes are pouring in for celebrated Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois after he, and his partner, were found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica last week. The Daniel Langlois Foundation updated its website on Dec. 4 to say the founder of film software company Softimage, and his partner Dominique Marchand, died “in tragic circumstances” on Dec. 1 near the resort they owned called Coulibri Ridge. Born in 1957 in Jonquière, Que., Mr. Langlois started a company whose 3D technology was used to create special effects in blockbusters such as “Jurassic Park,” “Titanic” and “Lord of the Rings.” The company was later acquired by Microsoft....

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